Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath 1922 Ben Hecht Limited 1st Ed. Ephemera, DJ For Sale

Limited first edition (#856 of 2025 of which 2000 were for sale) of Ben Hecht\'s third novel, Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath about a man\'s descent into madness. Full page b/w drawings by Wallace Smith. Includes uncommon dust jacket and some ephemera, including clippings with bios of both the author and artist and a pen sketch of Fantaziuson notebook paper by \"DM\" in 1956.Soiling to boards. Sharp corners. Slightly bumped spine ends. Old price in pencil on FFEP. Interior clean, binding tight. A little bit of an old book/musty smell. Dust jacket unclipped with some chipping, creases, and darkening around edges. DJ now in protective cover. See photos.